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Chapter 6
Software
To Obtain New or Upgraded Software
There are several ways to obtain new or upgraded software:
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PCMCIA — through Allied Telesyn’s optional AT-S13 PCMCIA card
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EPROM Cassette — through Allied Telesyn’s optional AT-S16
Firmware Cassette
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FTP Server
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TFTP — using Allied Telesyn’s Omega Manager which is an on-line
TCP/IP family TFTP file transfer procedure
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24-hour On-line BBS
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Internet
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CompuServe
The procedures and telephone numbers for ATI’s BBS, Internet and
CompuServe were presented in the Preface.
NOTE
During the downloading process to the switch, the system will not function.
While the download is taking place, the user interface becomes inoperable,
SNMP requests will not be honored, and packet traffic to or from the Ethernet
ports is suspended. Normal system operation will resume after the download
is completed.